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PROJECT # 0035
Zambia-Zimbabwe, Chirundu Cross-Border Water Supply and Sanitation Project
LOCATION AND SIZE Upgrade and development of the water supply and sanitation devices and management in the fast growing cities of Chirundu Zambia and Chirundu Zimbabwe, located on 2 major SADC transport corridors Location Map
HOLDER Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) and Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), Manyame Catchment Council
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STATUS S2B: Feasibility
TENTATIVE TENDERING
AMOUNT USD 23 million
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PRESENTATION

Chirundu is a settlement on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, an important international border for the North-South Corridor linking eastern and southern Africa, and a trade route node and convergence of all corridors in the sub-region including the Beira-Lobito and Kalahari Corridors. The settlement consists of two towns, a larger in Zambia and a smaller one in Zimbabwe, with a total estimated population of 62,000 people (including
informal settlements and immediate surroundings). Chirundu Zimbabwe is highly dependent on services from Chirundu Zambia since the nearest national urban centre, Karoi, is located 150 km away.

In 2016, DFID-funded Climate Resilience Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) carried out a feasibility study for a water supply and sanitation project in Chirundu-Zambia. The project proposes to upgrade the treatment plant, pumping system, pumps and pumping mains, bulk main pipelines, introduce bulk meter, increase water storage as well as construct new and refurbish existing ablution facilities. A joint study for both sides of the border was undertaken in 2018.
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